BEST Summer SchoolEntrepreneurship

Marc Goldchstein

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technological entrepreneurship

train ‘business engineers’ in technology and entrepreneurship.

train ‘technological engineers’ in business management and entrepreneurship

focus on specific technological sectors

cross fertilisation focus on practice

strategic partnership with different departments/research groups

‘biotope’ for technological entrepreneurship

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BEST summer school Objectives

– Provide you with insights into the different aspects related to technological entrepreneurship

– So you know what you don’t (yet) know

Topics– Understanding industry

dynamics Business ecosystems Innovation and industry

life cycles Strategies

– Entrepreneurship and Intellectual property

rights Finance Marketing Teams Business plans

– Entrepeneurship in Biotech Photonics

– Innovation game

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Our experience with BEST Very professional

– Reliable– Everything in time, no last minute stuff– Flexible and reactive if needed– We feel comfortable to put them in touch with our sponsors

Good group of students– Active, interested

Why we did it?– It is our core business– Minimal effort

Existing material– Good context to experiment with novelties

New course elements New interactive sessions

We enjoyed it very much and are willing to repeat it

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